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Each unit of cost invested in Helicobacter pylori screening can generate approximately a fivefold return in gastric cancer ...

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Cases of cyclosporiasis, which spreads through contaminated food, have been on the rise in multiple states since May.

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

The Rome V criteria for IBS identified a different group of patients, with lower sensitivity than either Rome III or IV ...

A large meta-analysis finds that colorectal cancer leaves a reproducible microbial fingerprint across stool and tumor tissue, raising hopes for future screening research while pointing to dietary ...

Constipation is the most common bowel change during pregnancy. It happens when increased progesterone slows intestinal muscle contractions. Pregnancy may also cause diarrhea, blood in your stool ...

There isn’t strong evidence that gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy) causes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), though some digestive symptoms after surgery can look similar to IBS symptoms. Digestive ...

Inviting patients to undergo combined Helicobacter pylori stool antigen testing with fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) yielded superior cost-effectiveness compared with FIT alone ...